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Voices from the Front

Author of *Live. Fight. Survive.* | Former British soldier, Mariupol defender & POW turned journalist reporting from Ukraine on the war, survival and the human cost behind the headlines.

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KIM MUST BE ABSOLUTELY LAUGHING AT US | Concessions for Kim, Ballistic Missiles for Kyiv

Russian & North Korean missiles hit Ukraine, Kyiv mourns its dead, while Europe remains stuck in the “strongly worded condemnation phase.”

FEDOROV CALLS FOR ELECTIONS | And May Have Just Shot Himself in the Foot

A constitutional reshuffle became a political crisis, and poor communication, growing protests and Fedorov’s popularity have now turned it into something resembling a power struggle.

TRUMP APPEASES KIM | As North Korea Wages War in Europe

Trump is reducing pressure on Pyongyang without any meaningful concession in return, even as North Korea deepens its military relationship with Russia and becomes increasingly involved in Putin’s war

SAME WAR, TWO DIFFERENT PICTURES | Voices From The Front & The Wire Tap

Watch now | A recording from Shaun Pinner and Chris Sampson's live video

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UKRAINE IS TAKING GROUND BACK | While Russia’s Fuel Problem Returns

The same war, the same week, but two very different pictures. Refinery shutdowns, fuel shortages and collapsing exports are turning it into a strategic vulnerability for Russia

RUSSIAN ATTACK ON KYIV | At the Epicenter

After covering the protests in Kyiv, the night took a very different turn. In the early hours of 1 August, Chris Sampson and I found ourselves chasing Russian missile impacts across the capital.

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ROBERT GILMAN IS FREE | We can celebrate Robert Gilman’s freedom without celebrating Russia.

Robert Gilman’s release should be celebrated. Watching his gaunt face immediately turned into a political photo opportunity while American officials thanked Russia is something else entirely.

PUTIN PREPARES FOR A LONGER WAR | Another 500,000 Russians Could Be Next

Russia is tightening political and digital control at home preparing for a longer war, mobilising potentially hundreds of thousands more troops for an increasingly expensive fight just to hold Crimea

RUSSIA'S NORTH KOREAN LIFELINE | North Korea is exploiting the holes in Ukraine’s air defences

Ukraine desperately needs another answer as North Korean missiles, manpower and Russian production threaten to overwhelm its dwindling interceptor stocks.

ROCKET HIT 1KM FROM OUR HOME | Voices From The Front & The Wire Tap

Watch now (73 mins) | A recording from Shaun Pinner and Chris Sampson's live video

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PINNER'S PATTER NEWSLETTER | July Recap and Heading Into August

Frontline reporting, political uncertainty, the fight for accountability and the stories Ukraine cannot afford to let the world forget.